Backpack Blessings: 5-Week Children’s Ministry Curriculum 5-Week Lesson Overview 💡 Big Idea: God equips us for a new school year. In Jesus we learn courage, dignity, kindness, perseverance, and bold leadership. 📖 Memory Verse: 1 Timothy 4:12 — “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers…” 🔍 Theme Hook: “Homeroom at Church.” Each week begins with a Gear Check station where kids are introduced to the gear of the week. Week 1 — Gear Check: God Helps His People (Judges 4) Week 2 — Good Trouble: Queen Vashti Says No (Esther 1) Week 3 — Pack Kindness: Tabitha’s Sewing Ministry (Acts 9:36–43) Week 4 — Don’t Fear the Test (James 1:2–4) Week 5 — Backpack Blessing Sunday: Timothy’s Call-Up (1 Timothy 4:12) Check our website to see this lesson: SUNDAY SCHOOL STORE: sundayschool.store/products/backpack-blessings-chi… CURRICULUM BUNDLES: sundayschool.store/collections/bundle-deals For more free Bible illustrations, visit: christiancliparts.net/index.php ministry-to-children.com/bible-coloring-pages/ Follow us: PINTEREST: www.pinterest.com/sundayschoolstore/ LINKTREE: linktr.ee/sundayschoolstore? FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/MinistryToChildren?_rdc=1&_rdr SUNDAYSCHOOLWORKS: sundayschool.works MINISTRY-TO-CHILDREN: ministry-to-children.com youtube.com/@TonyKummer YOUTH GROUP MINISTRY: youthgroupministry.com